the city in film
The City in Film provides an online collection of the reviews and essays on the city in film.
Found here are news articles, opinion pieces, interviews, and both capsule and critical reviews of documentary and feature films on topics related to cities and urbanism; architecture and design; equity and public policy; housing and community development; environmental preservation; and the fields of urban and regional planning.
Review of “King Coal” in Planning Magazine - The film paints the rise and fall of the coal industry with broad strokes. In the 1930s, over 140,000 people were directly employed in mining in West Virginia. The industry fueled the regional economy and the expansion of manufacturing, transportation, and urbanization across the country and around the world. Today, fewer than 12,000 of these … Continue reading "Review of “King Coal” in Planning Magazine"
Review of “Concrete Utopia” - Concrete Utopia is a thrilling ride with real personal drama and deep insights into both human nature and the communities we build, all presented in a visually stunning and surprisingly fun package. Bonus: it has one of the most uplifting endings of any disaster film ever made, through a stroke of filmmaking genius that will literally … 
A Patriotic Tour of American Infrastructure on Film - As both parties in Washington wrangle over how much to spend to renew and reinvest in our nation’s roads, bridges, and rails (and more: even the definition of “infrastructure” is up for debate…), it seemed like a perfect time to review some great films exploring how these large-scale public projects actually ever got built. Items … Continue reading "A Patriotic Tour of American Infrastructure on Film"
Remebering Dirty Harry (Don Siegel, 1971) - As part of the Arts Fuse 1971 Film reconsideration project, I re-watched Don Siegel’s Dirty Harry, which (unlike Eastwood himself) does not age particularly well. Even more striking to re-watch 50 years on is the crucial scene where we see Harry really go over to the dark side. His change does not come after viewing … Continue reading "Remebering Dirty Harry (Don Siegel, 1971)"
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